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unusual facts about Tang poetry


Tang poetry

The "Fields and Gardens Poets Group" (田园诗派) include Meng Haoran (孟浩然, 689 or 691-740), the famous poet and painter Wang Wei (王维, 701-761), Chu Guangxi, (儲光羲, 707-760), Chang Jian (常建), Zu Yong (祖咏), Pei Di (裴迪), Qiwu Qian (綦毋潜), Qiu Wei (丘为), and others.


Yingwuzhou Bridge

Yingwuzhou literally means "parrot island," a famous island that was mentioned many times in Tang dynasty poems, but has now been part of Hanyang due to the redirection of the river.


see also

Middle Chinese

Hugh M. Stimson simplified Martin's system as an approximate indication of the pronunciation of Tang poetry.